Teppou Tanegashima

Teppou Tanegashima (died 1584), also known as Teppou-Hei or simply Tanegashima, was a soldier of the Shimazu clan. He was not known by a real name, as Teppou-Hei means "gunner soldier" and Teppou-Tanegashima means "Tanegashima gunner", referring to his Tanegashima matchlock gun. One day, Mitsurugi Heishiro, a Murakami samurai swordsman, challenged him to a duel to prove that he could beat a rifle with his katana. Charging at Tanegashima and avoiding his shots, Mitsurugi was able to cut down Tanegashima and prove that he was stronger than the technology that he wielded.